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Man Jumps In Ocean To Save Stranger's Drowning Dog

There are few moments more precious in a dog's life than a hot summer's plunge in the ocean. On Sunday, Lisa Delong stood on a beach in Halifax, Canada, watching her dog, Nellie, and soaking up every second of it.

Until Nellie became a distant speck on the water. And it was obvious she couldn't find her way back to shore.

"I don't think she even heard us calling," Nellie says. "Several people were yelling and trying to get her attention, but I don't think she even heard us at that point."

Nellie's summer dip had become a nightmare.

By the time Adam Parker arrived on the scene, her owner was frantically calling the local yacht club hoping someone might pick up her dog with a boat.

'I overheard a guy saying that Nellie had been swimming for close to an hour, and that people were calling the yacht club looking for help," Parker, who had been walking his own dog, Otis, tells The Dodo.